Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants from the two study sites

Gender (% male)

46

50

< 0.0001

Mean age in years (range)

9.4 (1–35)

5.39 (2–17)

0.0343

Mean axillary temperature (°C) (range)

37.7 (36.7–39.6)

38.4 (35.8–40.4)

< 0.0001

Mean asexual parasite density (parasites/µL of blood) (range)

48,615.86 (480–282,000)

71,869 (6000–490,000)

< 0.0001

Mean sexual parasite density (gametocytes/µL of blood) (range)

2.57 (16–48)

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–